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How long can a person stay alive when they eat hardly anything?. My 93 year old mom is wasting away and eats next to nothing. She is emaciated, but has little desire to eat and cannot manage to eat more than a few bites at a time. Does this happen before death?

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I have a bachelors degree in Food Science which is the modern term for Nutrition and Dietetics so let me break this down for you:
first calorie needs are dependent on body size, (weight, height, age-basically what we call RMR- what your body needs at a resting metabolic rate). More details would be needed to accurately answer your question but generally- she will not die on a 1200 calorie per day intake. Although ensure does contain an adequate amount of each of the major nutritent classes- fats, carbs and protein- please know that it is made now with high fructose corn syrup which has been stated to cause inflammation in arteries (refer to Dr. Oz website and medical journals). So I am not a fan of it. ......
Health authorities do set some baselines - these are 1200 calories per day for women, and 1800 calories per day for men are the minimum suggested intake to maintain regular body weight. It can get dangerous when intake is lower than that, especially for someone with COPD, as they can get weak and increase liklihood of infections.... For someone in her condition, she needs to concentrate on how much nutrients and vitamins she is getting in the calories she is eating (for example white bread has calories but very little vitamins in it, where as whole wheat bread has fiber and several B vitamins....)...........for teh best recommendations for your mothers health and management of COPD you and her should refer to the webpage: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease_copd/hic_nutritional_guidelines_for_people_with_copd.aspx.

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Hello, when a person is alive and well, they will want and need to take in water and food. When a person it starting to pass from this world, their body no longer needs the norishmnet of water or food, because their
body is shuting it self down, system by system, they aslo will sleep a-lot
because often they getting ready to go into a coma. This often precdes
death. do not force the loved one to eat, you can offer water, but that`s about it. it is all a normal part of the human death process. Thanks
and take good care. that`s a hard place to be, i watched my aunt and grandma both go through this.

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